Summary
This important volume takes a lifespan perspective on ADHD, enabling clinicians to develop effective and appropriate interventions for preschoolers, school-age children, adolescents, and adults. Teeter incorporates current findings on the genetic and neurodevelopmental bases of ADHD and the environmental conditions that exacerbate its effects. For each age group, normative developmental challenges are reviewed; the impact of ADHD on cognitive, psychosocial, academic, and behavioral functioning is explored; and a wide range of intervention approaches are described and evaluated. Integrating medical, psychological, educational, and family perspectives, the volume is designed for optimal ease of use. Included are numerous clearly presented charts and practical suggestions for assessment and treatment.
Reviews
"Teeter has accomplished the difficult task of writing a scholarly, yet practical and readable book that will be useful to academics, practitioners, and parents alike. Her comprehensive developmental approach to the topic fills a critical gap in the literature on ADHD. If I were to choose one book on ADHD to have on my bookshelf, this would be it."
-Cindy Carlson, PhD
"This book is highly recommended in part or in whole....It will be a comprehensive source of reliable information, not only on diagnosis and treatment of ADHD, but also for a detailed, yet easy to grasp understanding of child, adolescent, and adult developmental challenges."
-The Canadian Child Psychiatry Review
"The succinct but comprehensive evaluation of medications and their appropriateness at each life stage makes this book a valuable resource for ADHD sufferers, their parents, and practitioners. Academic libraries will find it a good introduction for those who know little about ADHD or who need to catch up on the latest research. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals."
-Choice
"Not only is this book appropriate for educators and mental health professionals, it also would be a valuable resource for parents, as it presents very current, well-researched information in a very readable style."
-Childhood Education
Contents
- Introduction to Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
- Etiology and Associated Features of ADHD: A Transactional Neurodevelopmental Model
- Developmental Challenges of the Toddler/Preschool Stage: The Impact of ADHD on Normal Development
- Intervention Strategies and Techniques for the Toddler/Preschool Stage
- Developmental Challenges of the Middle Childhood Stage: The Impact of ADHD on Normal Development
- Intervention Strategies and Techniques for the Middle Childhood Stage
- Developmental Challenges of the Adolescent Stage: The Impact of ADHD on Normal Development
- Intervention Strategies and Techniques for the Adolescent Stage
- Developmental Challenges of Adulthood: The Impact of ADHD on Normal Development and Intervention Options
- Future Research Trends
